Castiel
Castiel is a name with multiple cultural origins: Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture.
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
- Popular Culture
Meaning & Origin of Castiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Castiel is a name with multiple cultural origins: Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
- Popular Culture
The Story of Castiel
Castiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 13 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2019: 336 births, good for #724 nationwide. About 53% of every Castiel on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Castiel ranks #829 for baby boys with 300 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Castiel
Castiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Castiel's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #724. Use the chart and map above to compare Castiel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.